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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?

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What prevents a man’s speaking good sense with a smile on his face?
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Face Good Men Sense
Wherever the storm carries me, I go a willing guest.
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Guest Storm Willing
And I endeavour to subdue circumstances to myself, and not myself to circumstances. [Lat., Et mihi res, non me rebus, subjungere conor.]
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Circumstances Endeavor Myself
The envious pine at others’ success; no greater punishment than envy was devised by Sicilian tyrants.
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Envy Punishment Tyrant
Punishment follows close on crime.
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Crime Follow Punishment
In a moment comes either death or joyful victory. [Lat., Horae Momento cita mors venit aut victoria laeta.]
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Joyful Moment Victory
Force without judgement falls on its own weight.
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Fall Peace War
The gods have given you wealth and the means of enjoying it.
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Enjoy God Mean Wealth
Sapere aude. Dare to be wise.
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Being Knowledge Wise
Multa ferunt anni venientes commoda secum, Multa recedentes adimiunt. (The years, as they come, bring many agreeable things with them; as they go, they take many away.)
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Men Time Year
The populace may hiss me, but when I go home and think of my money, I applaud myself.
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Home May Think
Aiming at brevity, I become obscure.
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Aim Brevity Obscure
By the favour of the heavens
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Favour Heaven Religious
Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at the wheels of her glittering car.
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Car Men Wheels
Having no business of his own to attend to, he busies himself with the affairs of others.
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Affair Business Other People
Not to be lost in idle admiration is the only sure means of making and preserving happiness.
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Admiration Lost Mean

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